Crowdfunding might now be making its way into mainstream non-tech vocabulary, but Indiegogo co-founder Danae Ringelmann is no stranger to the scene. The company, now seven years old, is currently on a UK push, touring the country, espousing the virtues of crowdfunding as a source of finance for aspiring startups located away from London’s coffers, Ringelmann explains. “Indiegogo’s whole mission is to debunk that myth, [to explain] that you don’t have to be in London, you don’t have to be in Silicon Valley to get access to capital, all you need to do is reach out to the people you’re trying...

The maker community is growing and with that growth more companies are jumping on the opportunity to create the hardware that will be assimilated into the next DIY project. While Raspberry Pi has been one of the pioneers in the space, there’s a new challenger, the tiny HummingBoard. The HummingBoard micro-computer from SolidRun, like the Raspberry Pi, is an ARM-based naked board. But even though it cost $10 more than the Pi, it touts more power. It has a 1GHz ARMv7 processor while the Raspberry Pi only has a 700MHz ARMv6 processor. It’s also scalable to dual core, something the Raspberry...

Sunrise has already made a name for itself on iOS, Android and the Web, but today it’s catering to Mac users with a new, native calendar app. In fairness, its look and functionality are almost identical to the Sunrise website and Chrome app that launched back in May. If you’re already familiar with either of those incarnations, you’ll have trouble telling them apart. There are a couple of features worth considering, however. The new desktop app supports native Mac notifications for reminders and also a full offline mode. It’s a small leap forward, but if you’re after the definitive version for your...

Android is well-known for the customization it enables, but what about creating your own live wallpaper from scratch? This is where Murtastic wants to step in and help. For the uninitiated, live wallpaper essentially provides animated and interactive backgrounds for your Android device, sidestepping ‘static’ for something a little morel lively. How Murtastic works From the main screen you can create a new live wallpaper, or edit an existing one you’ve already created. Once in, you’ll see eight self-explanatory options along the bottom – ‘Edit Text’, ‘Text Color’, ‘Text Size’, ‘Wall Color’, ‘Wall Image’, ‘Others’, ‘Add Page’ and ‘Delete Page’....

Last month, for the second year running, Nintendo abstained from the three-way press conference battle royale at E3. Instead, it focused on a pre-recorded ‘Digital Event‘ presentation that was streamed online, as well as a Super Smash Bros. tournament and numerous demos livestreamed by its renowned Treehouse team throughout the week. Was it the right move? Perhaps. At Nintendo’s latest annual shareholder meeting, the company said its Digital Event livestream hit 4 to 5 million views, while its Treehouse coverage “numbered in the tens of millions.” Shigeru Miyamoto, the video game designer behind Nintendo classics such as Mario, The Legend of...